Clerks rally across country against budget

LAHORE - Over 2.2 million government employees, on the appeal of All Pakistan Clerks Association Central Chairman Muhamamd Sultan Mujaddedi, Central President Munir Baloch, Punjab President Ch Afzal and other leaders, Thursday staged protest demonstrations in all the cities and towns of the country against federal government for ignoring their demands in the budget.In the capital city of Punjab, thousands of clerks also staged protest outside the Punjab Assembly for three hours for ignoring their demands to increase salaries. As per the press release of the association many of the clerks fell unconscious during the protest in severe hot weather.